Category: Non-Musical But Still Awesome Features

With less than two months to go before Americans will vote in a new President, Scottish comedian Danny Bhoy says the current electoral race is “the gift that keeps on giving.” “Someone made the point not too long ago that…

Far Out East Cinema, Metro Moncton’s champion for independent and non-mainstream films will kick off its 23rd season this week. Founded in 1994 by film buff Hugh Murphy, the original idea behind Far Out East was to offer filmgoers a…

While it is people like John Oliver and Jimmy Fallon that reap the acclaim and fame that comes along with being a television personality, there is a hard-working team of writers toiling behind the scenes ensuring that every word that…

When looking back upon his entry into comedy, Ron White can remember the moment when it dawned on him that he was officially a comedian. “Someone built a comedy club between where I lived and worked. I passed that place…

One of the themes central to Roomies, the latest production being put on by Moncton’s Hubcity Theatre Group, is something that is not terribly prevalent in modern theatre or television. The production is inspired by the real life challenges faced…

Comedian James Mullinger has a message for those who believe that it isn’t possible to sustain a career in comedy in New Brunswick: Don’t listen to the naysayers. A native of the U.K., Mullinger and his family moved from overseas…

Acclaimed comedienne Nikki Payne isn’t shy about using the power of celebrity, especially when it comes to helping ensure the welfare of animals. Payne, an avid animal lover, and proud parent of a canine named Emilio Estevez, promises to bring…

When it comes to Canadian comedians, they don’t get a whole lot bigger than Jeremy Hotz. A star of stage, the big screen and little screen, Hotz has amassed a sizable fanbase from coast-to-coast, putting in multiple appearances at Montreal’s…

Believe it or not, ​​Canadian comedienne Debra Digiovanni is missing Canadian winters. If you’re inclined to believe she is joking, which isn’t entirely unreasonable given her profession, rest assured that is apparently not the case. Digiovanni cites the climate of…

​​Canadianity. What’s most surprising about this word – aside from the fact it is a word not yet recognized in Webster’s Dictionary – is that it has taken almost 149 years of Confederation to have this word become a part…

​​As a child growing up in Yellowknife, words were all that acclaimed spoken-word artist Shane Koyczan had. “I didn’t have a lot of friends growing up. My method of fun came from comic books with some help from my school’s…

The life of Quebec native André-Philippe Gagnon literally changed over night. The life-changing event took place in Montreal, in 1985. As a first-time participant at the prestigious Just For Laughs Festival, Gagnon delivered an incredible act, impersonating, with stunning accuracy,…

Did you hear the joke about the multilingual Indian comic that had a small group of Francophones up in arms over English advertisements in the province of Quebec? Except it’s no joke. It was a deliberate attempt to stir the…